Who Can Forgive Sins? - Gospel of Matthew Part 16
Exploring My Strange Bible
English - August 13, 2018 07:00 - 51 minutes - 47.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 5.5K ratingsChristianity Religion & Spirituality Society & Culture Philosophy bible christianity religion pastor theologian the bible project tim mackie strange bible Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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We unravel a well-known story that takes place in Gospel Chapter 9 about Jesus forgiving the sins of a man who is paralyzed in legs. Then, he heals his legs so that he can get up and walk away. However, this is a controversy around this healing that Jesus performs, and it becomes a focal point for the whole story.
For Jesus to forgive sins a first-century Jewish context was a loaded and symbolic act. We’ll discuss more about this and Jesus redefining the definition of God in today’s episode.